Domestic press



(No Model.)

J. S. BIRD.

. v DOMESTIC PRESS. y 120,365,292. PatentedJun 21, 1887.

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UNITED STATESv PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH S. BIRD, OF HADLEY, MICHIGAN.

DOMESTIC PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,292, dated `Tune 21, 1887'.

Application filed March 14, 1887. Serial No. 230,857. (No model.)

To all whom, it 11ml/ concern.-

Beit known that I, J osEPrI S. BIRD, of Hadley, in the county of Lapeer and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Domestic Presses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification, in which` Figure lis a central vertical section of a barrel, sh owing my improved press attachment applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a crossssection of the same on line x Fig. 1. Fig. 3 -is a plan View of the same.with the top or cover removed. l

This invention relates to improvements in domestic presses, being especially adapted and designed for keeping meats and other provisions submerged in brine or other preserving-liquid within a proper vessel.

The invention consists in the novel constructlon and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the drawings, and particularly specified in the claim.

Referring to the drawings by letters, A designates a barrelv of ordinary construction adapted to hold the brine in which meats or vegetables are to be submerged. At diametrically-opposite points of the croze in the upper open end of the barrel are secured the hook B and staple C, of suitable size, and

hereinafter referred to.

D designates a cross-bar of proper size to have a rod, E, play vertically through an opening in its center,vv which rod is held in any desired position by means of a thunSbscrew, cl, or similar fastening device, as shown. This bar D is of about equal length with the inside diameter of the barrel between the hook B and staple C, and ithas on its upper edgeat one end a hook-strap, B', adapted to engage 'the hook B, and at its other end a sliding bolt, C',

strengthening the same. By means of this piece f the cover can be readily lifted out when desired. The cross-bar D is secu red across the upper end of the barrel by means of its engagements with hook B and staples C, as shown in Fig. l, with its upper edge or surface just below the chine of the barrel, andthe rod E may then move vertically and centrally in the barrel. The follower F being placed upon the. article to be kept in brine, the rod E is depressed,` its lower end impinging on crosspiecef of the follower and depressing the latter. ,Sufficient pressure is exerted upon rod Eto force the follower Alow enough to completely submerge the article in the brine, and then, before pressure is relieved from the rofl, itis secured in position by means of the thumbscrew, thus trmly holding the follower in position.

.G designates a cover of sufficient diameter to close the barrel, and which is provided with a central opening, g, through which the upper end of rod E can pass.

When it is desired to remove 'a piece of meat from the barrel, the bolt C' can be slid back, the bar F raised on hook B, which forms a hinge with staple B', and the follower F removed. The sliding rod E permits the proper pressurebeing had -npou follower F, whether lthe barrel is full or nearly empty.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- The combination, with the vessel A, having a hook, B, and staple Csecured diametrically opposite each other at its upper open end, of a bar, D, provided with a hook, B', and bolt C', for engaging the hook and staple of the barrel, as described, a rod, E, moving vertically through bar D and controlled by a thumb-screw, and a follower, F, moving in the barreland adapted to be held down by rod E, all constructed and adapted to operate substantially as and for the purpose described.

In'testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH S. BIRD.

NVitnesses:

WM. S. C. PUTNAM, Taos. P. Woon. 

